Gu Qinghuan really didn't care. She and Xu Huai'an were not a real couple, they were just partners.

Xu Huaian promised to try his best, but whether he could find game depended on fate.

Yuanman had a free meal, and on the way home, the two children walked happily in front of them.

Xu Huaian suddenly asked nervously, "You won't be angry, will you?"

"Why are you so angry? Game? What's the matter? We can just deal with it perfunctorily when the time comes. How can they force you to go hunting?"

"That's not it. I said it was about the wedding banquet. I said there's no need to hold it..." Are you not angry?

"That's even less of a big deal. We were just temporarily partnering up to get married, so why would we need to hold a banquet?" Gu Qinghuan said nonchalantly.

Xu Huaian felt as if he was splashed with a basin of ice water and felt chilled.

She has not changed from her original intention, she just wants to be a partner, but he secretly likes her.

When I was sick before, I felt that I shouldn't delay her and just hoped that she could help take care of the children. Now, I want more. I am really greedy.

Of course he wanted to do it, to give her the grandest ceremony and marry her with great fanfare, but not with Xu Meiling, and not now, because the time was not right.

Well, since she doesn't care at all, it's okay.

Xu Huai'an's face was full of disappointment, but unfortunately Gu Qinghuan didn't see it.

They started preparing dinner in the afternoon, with Gu Qinghuan cooking and Xu Huaian helping out.

Zhong Zijun was happy and relaxed, teaching the children to read in the yard. He didn't use paper or pen, he just took a burning stick and wrote on the mud.

Today, there is more food at home than ever before, including pork, beef, prawns, mackerel, and many side dishes.

Gu Qinghuan is going to make a sweet and sour squirrel fish dish that is delicious and beautiful, suitable for all ages.

The prawns should be blanched and eaten with sauce to bring out their natural sweetness.

Make another dish of twice-cooked pork, fish-flavored eggplant, tomato and egg soup, and enough vegetables and soup, and it will be almost done.

Gu Qinghuan's hands flew up and down, and with a few swipes, the mantis was cooked. Then he coated it with homemade batter, rolled it in the oil pan, and took it out and put it on the plate, it became like a squirrel.

Finally, drizzle it with red sweet and sour sauce, which looks very beautiful.

Xu Huai'an was stunned: "Have you learned this?"

This squirrel mackerel dish is not like ordinary home-cooked dishes. It is difficult for non-professional chefs to make it so smoothly.

"A little."

The other dishes are all home-cooked dishes, which only take a short time to prepare.

Tonight's meal was eaten in the main hall as usual. Since Xu Huai'an recovered, no one ate on the kang anymore, but in winter, they still had to eat on the kang to keep warm.

The family wishes each other a happy festival, and then they can start eating.

The squirrel mantis fish received unanimous praise. Even Zhong Zijun, who has eaten a lot of good things, praised it highly.

Xu Huaian doesn't like sweet food, but he also took a few bites.

Not to mention the two children. Beibei happily flattered her: "Mom, you are amazing. This is the most delicious fish I have ever eaten."

"Really? Then you should eat more."

Zhong Zijun's hands were not convenient for peeling shrimps, so she didn't eat any shrimps. Gu Qinghuan was talking and eating at the same time and forgot to take care of her.

Instead, it was Dabao who noticed this problem. He silently peeled a few shrimps, dipped them in the sauce and put them into Zhong Zijun's bowl.

Dabao doesn't like to express himself verbally as much as Beibei, but he is actually more considerate and knows how to take care of others better.

At this moment, Zhong Zijun's eyes were wet.

The bond between 그 and 그껣 is really amazing.

If you give a bit of kindness, you will receive a bit of sincerity.

"Thank you, Dabao. You can eat too."

Before, she just thought the two children were pitiful and should be taken care of, but now she really treats them as her own descendants and loves them.

After all, who would reject such a sensible child?

Gu Qinghuan felt a little uncomfortable. This child was too sensible. He must have suffered a lot to have such thin hair today.

Finally, be nice to them and let them be surrounded by love.

After dinner, the family sat in the yard to watch the moon and eat moon cakes. It was rare for the family to have such leisure time.

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The day after the holiday, Xu Huaian was about to go to school, but was stopped by Gu Qinghuan. His legs were still a little weak and he couldn't do heavy work, so he decided to rest for a few more days.

Since we can’t go up the mountain, we can go to the mountain to pick mountain products and hunt at the same time.

As for the two kids, Erdan asked them to go away early in the morning. It was autumn harvest time recently, and the children went out in groups to "pick fruits", which was quite lively.

Picking means picking up the leftover grain after the autumn harvest. Even if the adults are very careful, some grain will inevitably be missed. The missed grain will be picked up by the children and taken home as food. This is an agreed custom and all children in every family can pick it up.

Zhong Zijun is looking after the house.

Gu Qinghuan carried the water bottle and Xu Huaian set out with the backpack.

Xu Huaian was very familiar with the mountains near Xujiatun. Based on his experience, he took Gu Qinghuan on a road that was rarely traveled.

"You went out early in the morning just to get these things? What are they?" Gu Qinghuan looked curiously at the dusty wooden blocks in his backpack.

"These are all hunting tools." Xu Huaian went to the utility room of the Xu family and found them. They were all tools he had used before.

These things were thrown in the corner like garbage, gathering dust, and just like him, they were not cherished.

"You really know how to hunt? Who taught you?" Gu Qinghuan really didn't know that he knew how to hunt.

"I know a little bit. Actually, I learned it from an old hunter in the village. I also practiced martial arts for several years."

So that's how it is.

As they were talking, the two of them arrived in a forest, and Xu Huai'an put down the backpack.

"There are many kinds of hunting equipment, including bows and arrows, darts and hunting rifles, as well as cages and nets, and other hooks, clips, step-ons, etc.

What we brought today are cages, clamps and step clamps, which are all commonly used tools.

The most commonly used one is the step-on clamp. Whether you are an old hunter over 50 years old or a young hunter just starting out, the step-on clamp is indispensable.

Of course, in addition to the tools, hunters usually set traps and train hunting dogs to hunt prey. Today we will use these tools to try out the cattle."

When talking about his professional work, Xu Huai'an's whole body seemed to be glowing, serious and gentle.

Gu Qinghuan 놅뀞 skipped a beat.

Xu Huaian looked around in the woods, poked around with a stick, then selected a sled from the basket, gently placed it at the entrance of a rabbit hole, and covered it with fallen leaves.

The step clamp is made of sawtooth iron sheet and spring. It is placed secretly on the prey. Once the prey steps on it to trigger the mechanism, the spring will immediately contract and drive the iron sheet to clamp the prey's leg.